Wineglass Marathon

My friend Kendra Stumpf and her husband, Robert, came out here to Corning to run in the Wineglass Marathon. Robert, ran the 12 mile as well. It was great to see a familiar face in our neck of woods. As a result of her finish, she now officially qualifies for the Boston Marathon coming in with a time of 3:44,25

congrats Kendra!!!! For yor Dad, always!

For more photos of the event (and purchase), visit the gallery HERE.

Phantom Softball is on its way...

After many glorious days of rain, the Phantom Fastpitch Softball season finally begins!!! {However, it did give me a little more time to get my ACE coaching certification to assist with our T-ball team} I've been wanting to sponsor a team for that last couple of years, and I guess this year the motivation was having my daughter, Maddie, start playing. Sports Style by Mommy & Me Photography is proudly sponsoring, the Butterflys. A group of giddy, ambitious, warm hearted girls who are all ready to play. Our first game was played with only having 2 or 3 previous practices.... Despite the fact that most of the girls carried their bat with them to first base, or they weren't sure where to throw the ball, the girls had FUN!!

Sometimes too much fun?????









View and buy the 2011 Phantom T-ball league photos HERE.

Coach D~

PS. Butterflys parents...links coming to you in a special email.

softball is on its way...

here's one of the old ones....oh gosh.



Stay tuned. Phantom softball's season openers are this Saturday!!

Coming soon....the Nutcraker

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This weekend, Tiffany's Dance Academy and the Bay Area Dance Company announce, "The Nutcracker" performing at the Chabot Theater this Saturday. Stay tuned for details.....

~denise

NCAA II Football.....

WOW....my poor blog poorly neglected....{facebook has taken over, but that's no excuse!!}. Recently I went to go visit my son, Derrick Rovira, who plays defensive end {#36} for the Hilltoppers of West Liberty University..had my camera and took some pics hoping to catch some action.....but to his and my disheartment, he did not get to play one down. This was {and I am being disgruntled when saying this} the ONLY game since starting his college football career last year that HE DID NOT PLAY!!!! With that said, I still managed shots of his teammates, his roommate, his girlfriend, and him.

The rest of the album can be viewed HERE>

Spring Ball... “We had a taste of success last year and it just made us hungry for more.”

Haven't been here in a while....really wish I was back east however documenting all the happenings!!!!! Here's what is going on in good ole West Virginia....good luck Saturday Derrick....go hard and happy birthday!!

Derrick Rovira is returning as a Sophmore to the West Liberty Hilltoppers contending for a starting defensive position...the team is strong having a national ranking and first in their region.

Article courtesy of the West Liberty University website: http://www.hilltoppersports.com/
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WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – Coming off a Top 10 national ranking and a trip to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II playoffs, West Liberty head football coach Roger Waialae likes what he’s seen from his veteran Hilltopper squad heading into the final week of preseason drills.

“We have 27 seniors back and that’s really enabled us to get a lot done,” Waialae said. “We’re to the point now where most of our players have been here for a while so we’re not starting from scratch. We’ve added a few tweaks to keep things fresh but our main goals were to fine tune what we think we do well and shore up the areas we needed to improve.”

West Liberty led the nation in scoring and total offense a year ago and has just about everybody back from the first offense in college football history to feature a 4,500-yard passer, a 1,500-yard rusher and three 1,000-yard receivers.

All-American junior quarterback Zach Amedro, runnerup for the Harlon Hill Award as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year after leading the nation with 49 TD passes and 4,945 passing yards, isn’t working out with the team. With only one semester of eligibility remaining, he’s sitting out the spring in order to use that last semester in the fall.

Waialae says Amedro’s absence may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

“I’ve probably only seen Zach two or three times this semester because he’s been staying away from the team,” Waialae said. “It hasn’t been easy.

“On the other hand, it’s opened up a lot more reps for our other quarterbacks and they’ve really stepped up. (Freshman) Tyler Tucci might be the most improved player on the team.”

The quarterbacks certainly don’t lack for quality targets.

Junior All-Region tailback Kevon Calhoun scored 26 TDs and rushed for 1,529 yards – both school records – last fall.

Junior TE Ryan Travis (104 catches, 1,250 yards, 14 TDs) was a consensus All-American while junior WR Kashif Walls (61 catches, 1,321 yards, 22 TDs) made several All-America teams. Fellow junior WR Willie Walker (51 catches, 809 yards, 8 TDs) combined devastating blocking skills with game-breaking downfield speed.

One of the most talented receiving corps in the nation is being put to good use building strength on the other side of the ball this spring, especially in a secondary which was susceptible to the big play a year ago.

“The defensive backfield was a focus in recruiting and it has been a focus in the spring,” Waialae said. “From what I’ve seen so far, our defense is catching up to our offense in terms of quality depth.

“We have six or seven kids at the corners with six or seven more at the safeties and they can all play. Two of the transfers – Dashon Fooks and Alec Wood – have stood out but we have 10-12 kids for the five secondary spots. Competing against our receivers every day has really accelerated their development. I’m confident we’ll be much improved in the back.”

The 2009 Hilltoppers set the bar extremely high, rolling to an outright WVIAC championship, winning a school-record 11 games and finishing the year ranked No. 9 in the nation.

Waialae – the reigning WVIAC Coach of the Year – says his 2010 edition won’t back down from the challenge.

“We probably had the best offseason in terms of conditioning since I’ve been here,” Waialae said. “We had a taste of success last year and it just made us hungry for more.”

West Liberty will close out its spring football drills this week with the annual Black and Gold intersquad game on Saturday. Kickoff is set for noon at Russek Field.

Play by Play coming soon.....

Click on photo below to watch the preview....{click on mid-def for better resolution}...ENJOY!!!